For over ten years I have helped teach design studios at MIT, principally alongside Jan Wampler. Jan believes strongly in integrating design studios with other parts of the architectural curriculum so that design does not take place in a vacuum. He brings other educators into the studio to discuss structures, daylighting, HVAC, landscaping, and other issues.

In recent years, students in the studios have been given the assignment to create actual structures under tight limits on materials and time – and then spend the night in them. One recent structure is pictured here.

I taught structures for many years at the Boston Architectural Center, now known as Boston Architectural College.

The BAC is an innovative school where students are engaged in practice with architectural firms in the area at the same time as they undertake their architectural education. It is the only fully acredited architectura school in the country that integrates classroom instruction and practice-based learning into each segment of its programs.